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Nature Conservancy: Planet Earth: Rivers and Lakes
A comprehensive exploration of rivers and lakes, their importance to biodiversity and to humans, how we use them, threats they face, and what is being done to conserve them.
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Nature Works Everywhere: Fishing for a Future
Students explore sustainable fishing through a specific case study in Peru, which is home to one of the world's largest fisheries. [7 min, 34 sec] Includes lesson plan and student handouts.
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Nature Works Everywhere: Climate Change and the Role of Nature in Resilience
Learners will examine the ways that humans have impacted Earth, and then determine how well their home state is prepared for the impacts of climate change. [6 min, 55 sec] Includes lesson plan and studnet handouts.
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Nature Works Everywhere: Garden Tip Sheets
Four tip sheets on how to grow a rain garden, a pollinator garden, a native habitat garden, and a school garden. Includes links to lots of resources.
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The Nature Conservancy: Nature Lab
These wonderful virtual field trips allow students to explore a coastal rain forest or the coral reefs in the Dominican Republic, and so much more.
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The Nature Conservancy: Nicaragua Program
Nicaragua's natural resources are being threatened by its advancing agricultural frontier. Read what's being done about it at this site.
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Nature Rocks
Tool for finding nature centers, outdoor events and activities, and services like equipment rentals, campgrounds, and tour guides. Learn how exploring nature helps improve the physical, mental, and emotional health of children and...
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Nature Conservancy: California, Protecting the Golden State
Explore the rich habitats and natural beauty of the California landscape in this interactive video.
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Nature Conservancy: California
Explore the rich habitats and natural beauty of the California landscape in this interactive video.
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Nature Conservancy: Animals We Protect: Karner Blue Butterfly
Discover the beauty of the Karner blue butterfly found in the Great Lakes region and the northeast United States.
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Nature Conservancy: Nash Prairie Preserve
Explore the beauty of America's prairies and examine efforts to preserve this vanishing part of America's landscape.
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Nature Conservancy: Animals We Protect: American Bison
Illustrated profile of the American bison, the largest land mammal in North America.
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Nature Conservancy: Planet Earth: Oceans and Coasts
Compilation of the Nature Conservancy's content about the ecology of oceans and coasts. Emphasis is on the biodiversity of these habitats and the human impact on the animal and plant life that live in our oceans and on our coasts.
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Nature Conservancy: Planet Earth: Deserts and Aridlands
The desert areas in the United States that this organization is working to protect are portrayed through photographs and videos, showing the beauty of the landscapes and the diversity of life forms there.
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Nature Conservancy: Planet Earth: Deserts
From the Sonoran Desert in North America to Colorado's Great Sand Dunes all the way to Africa's Namib Desert, explore these incredible deserts and discover what scientists are doing to preserve these great lands. Peruse through an online...
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Nature Conservancy: Pennsylvania: Richard O. Rowlands Preserve at Aitkin Cave
Highlights Richard O. Rowlands Preserve at Aitkin Cave, which is a haven for bats.
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Nature Conservancy: Animal Profiles: Bobcat
Short profile of the bobcat, a North American wildcat.
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Nature Conservancy: Animal Species Profile: African Bush Elephant
Illustrated profile of the African bush elephant, the world's largest land animal.
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Nature Conservancy: Animal Species Profiles: Jaguar
Short illustrated profile of the jaguar, the third-largest cat in the world.
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Nature Conservancy: Animal Species Profile: Sandhill Crane
Illustrated profile of the sandhill crane.
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Nature Conservancy: Animal Species Profile: Greater Prairie Chicken
Illustrated profile of the greater prairie chicken.
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Nature Conservancy: Animal Species Profile: Great Grey Owl
Illustrated profile of the great gray owl, North America's largest owl.
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Nature Conservancy: Animal Profiles: Leopard
Short profile of the leopard, which, when solid black, is known as the black panther.
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Nature Conservancy: Carbon Footprint Calculator
Calculate personal and family carbon footprints using this interactive site. Lots of information and links that focus on the preservation of animals, plants, and natural communities.